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Clark County WI, Civil War History 49th Wisconsin Infantry Transcribed by Harold Zander.
Service
The Forty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, WI under the superintendence of Colonel Samuel Fallows, leaving the state on March 8, 1865, and proceeding the St. Louis, MO. From here the regiment was assigned to duty in western Missouri, where it remained actively employed until August 17, when it returned to St. Louis.
Companies B, C and D were mustered out on November 1 and returned to Madison. The remaining companies were mustered out on November 8, 1865, reaching Madison, WI, on the 10th, when the whole regiment was paid off and disbanded.
Regimental Statistics
Original strength, 828;
Gain -- by recruitment in 1865, 4; total, 832
Loss -- by death, 9; deserted, 67; discharged, 36; mustered out, (not yet reported) Related Links Burials of Greenwood, Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers. |
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